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01.07.1999 - GnomeREPORT

StarCraft: Brood War -- What was one of the hottest games of 1998? No, I'm sure that Pac Man didn't make the top ten. StarCraft, however, should have ranked close to the top. If you played that game until your fingers bled, get ready to bleed again with this excellent expansion set (which requires the full version of StarCraft to run). NEW campaigns are waiting to be played out with NEW heroes, adversaries, upgrades, & units. There are even a few new cheat codes! It's a beautiful add-on to an already addictive game. You can play against others online for FREE via Blizzard's Battle.net, too.

S.C.A.R.S. -- The gang over at UbiSoft keeps rolling out fantastic racing games to keep Mr. Bigglesworth happy. A few weeks back, they released a Super Computer Animal Racing Simulation (SCARS). With nine highly-detailed levels and four difficulty settings, your Algebra homework (or that job-dependent project) will have to wait a few more hours. You'll drive vehicles that were designed to be half animal & half machine! A 3D card is required to play--but for good reason... the graphics are to die for (and, during the course of the game, you probably will). S.C.A.R.S. has stolen the checkered flag for combat racing games.

-- Chris Pirillo        


GnomePROGRAM

Kaylon Powermarks v3.04 [450k] W9x/NT US$25

http://www.kaylon.com/cgi-bin/lg-download.cgi
http://www.kaylon.com/cgi-bin/lockergnome.cgi

Question: Do you have to be power user in order to use powerful software? Answer: Heck no. Powermarks is an excellent bookmark/favorite management utility that can be enjoyed by novices and wizards alike. Many of us have hundreds of sites stored in our Favorites (and Bookmarks). Their management can be a hassle without using a utility like Powermarks. There are no folders to organize--everything indexed is fully searchable. Plus, this puppy will update outdated links and identify when pages have moved! Keep the same links between Netscape, IE, and Opera without breaking a sweat. It's powerful, indeed.


GnomeSYSTEM

Installing FAX Capabilities in Outlook 98

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q190/1/33.asp

"The versions of MAPI files installed by Outlook 98 Internet Mail Only (IMO), are different than the ones required by Microsoft Fax. The installation of Microsoft Fax does not overwrite these MAPI files during set up. When Outlook is started and the Microsoft Fax service attempts to start it fails, generating the error. If you need Fax capability with Outlook 98 (IMO), you will need to uninstall Microsoft Fax and then install the Symantec WinFax Starter edition." Thanks to Lockergnomie Jim Witherspoon for letting us know!


GnomeCANDY

Planet.MP3Find v1.0 Beta [1.3M] W9x/NT FREE

ftp://ftp.innovators.com/anonymous/mp3find.exe
http://www.innovators.com/products/PlanetGroup/planetmp3find.asp

MP3: quite possibly today's most popular audio format. There are hundreds of thousands of different MP3 songs out there today, waiting to be downloaded. But without knowing where to get them (or without having a CD "ripper"), you're stuck with silent speakers. Here's a program that was specifically designed to help you find the songs (by the artists) you're looking for. It'll automatically determine whether or not a site is online (great time saver). This is only in beta, but has great promise.


GnomeFAVORITE

Windows 95 & 98 System Updates
Found by Vince Villa

http://www.walbeehm.com/win95upd.html

Even after you've installed the latest bug fixes for your operating system, you usually find a hundred more bugs which haven't been squished. And how can you keep track of all those patches you've downloaded (or need to download)? While Microsoft's Windows Update site does a mediocre job at informing Win98 users of new file versions, these particular pages give EVERYONE (both 95 & 98 users) the whole story. There's more than enough "bug-fix" information here for expert users... thank goodness. Bookmark it.


GnomeDESKTOP

THEME: Pepe Le Pew [297k]

http://www.justpepe.com/downloads/Justpepe.EXE
http://www.justpepe.com/

Something stinks--and I just brushed my teeth, so I know it isn't me. Love is in the air! It usually doesn't smell so bad. However, when Pepe Le Pew is around, his scent is sure to follow close behind. I had no idea a fan site like this existed--but I suppose (on the Internet) anything is probable. If you loved watching this loving skunk love his way into female felines' hearts, you might want to splatter your Desktop with his stinkin' stuff. I'm surprised he isn't roadkill yet.


GnomeTIP

I learned how to use e-mail around the same time I started to play in the Usenet Newsgroups (a few years ago). Ever since I left the University of Northern Iowa, I haven't had full newsgroup access. Lockergnomie Ivonne Yeste Zamora (who offered a $50 challenge) told me about news.wcg.net -- over 60,000 newsgroups come along with this free feed (no censorship). Fire up your newsreader and use this as a news server if you'd like a new way to get to tens of thousands of newsgroups. Remember that Lockergnome has its own PRIVATE hierarchy as well: news.lockergnome.com -- everything a Lockergnomie could want!